With less than two weeks to go until the final chapter of the latest round of Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) seminars, the full line-up of speakers for ‘It’s Time to Plant’ has now been announced. Read more - open to all

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), that took place at Glee on 11 September, saw the strengthening of the Board with several key appointments being ratified. Read more - open to all

Student, Luke Spiller, has won a South West Growers Show (SWGS) Sponsored Scholarship as part of the David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) scholarship season. Read more - open to all

George Hillier and Martin Hillier, respectively sons of Robert and John Hillier, have been appointed to the Hillier Nurseries board, becoming the 5^th generation at the grower and garden centre group. Read more - open to all

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced that Boyd Douglas-Davies, CEO of Hillview Garden Centres, is to join the HTA Board as Vice-President. Read more - open to all

Tom Sharples, currently Senior Horticultural Manager at Suttons is retiring after 44 years with the company. Tom has made a huge contribution to both Suttons and Dobies over all those years and his legacy lives on in those with whom he has shared his immense knowledge.

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The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of Brian Fraser, General Manager and Director of Oakover Nurseries near Ashford, Kent, to the HTA Board as a non-executive director. Read more - open to all

Telling his compelling, uplifting and honest story, James Golding is to be the record holding, inspirational after dinner speaker at Cultivating Retail. Read more - open to all

British product sourcing specialist The Great British Exchange has appointed John Hinde to increase the volume of UK manufactured gifts and homewares in garden centres. Read more - open to all

We are delighted to announce that Annabelle Padwick has become the latest Ambassador for Thrive. The writer, speaker and founder of Life at No.27 has been promoting the benefits of gardening to those struggling with mental ill health since 2015, by sharing her own personal story through her popular allotment blog and speaking at various events, including BBC Gardeners’ World Live. Read more - open to all

Leading home improvement and garden wholesaler, Decco has appointed Martin Sutcliffe as Manager for Decco Leeds, following Andrew Ballantine’s promotion to Chief Operating Officer.  The appointment is effective from 1st August 2018. Read more - open to all

Crest Garden have increased their sales team with the appointment of a National Account Manager and a new Area Sales Manager. Read more - open to all

Vitax Limited, one of the UK’s leading garden and horticulture manufacturers has appointed a new managing director as it drives forward with its ambitious growth plans. Read more - open to all

Colin Randel, product manager and vegetable expert at Suffolk-based mail order plants and seeds firm Thompson & Morgan was last week presented with an engraved commemorative garden fork and spade in recognition of his 50 year contribution to horticulture. Read more - open to all

Leading landscape supplier Green-tech has recently welcomed two new starters, taking their number of new recruits in this financial year to a record-breaking 16. Read more - open to all

Four employees working at Haskins Garden Centre in Ferndown are training for the Bournemouth Half Marathon in aid of Autism Wessex. Read more - open to all

ARC Southern Ltd owners Andy Roe and Andy Campion are delighted to announce another addition to their team who will be joining them for Glee next week, representing Smart Garden Products, Ames, Crest, Johnsons, Growtech and Glendale.  Read more - open to all

Managing Director of P+A Group, Steve Morgan and P+A Fencing & Timber Technical Manager, John Vaughan are taking on the gruelling IRONMAN Wales challenge in Tenby as part of the company’s charity fundraising efforts. Read more - open to all

At their annual Sales Meeting in August, Smart’s Managing Director, Jonathan Stobart, and Chairman, Paris Natar, presented the award for the French Sales Manager of the Year for 2018. Read more - open to all

Following a year of consistent sales growth of over 84 per cent, the Stevenson Agencies has been awarded the Garland/Worth Gardening ‘Sales Agent of the Year’. Read more - open to all

Well-known horticultural journalist and consultant Peter Seabrook MBE will receive an Honorary Degree from Writtle University College next month. Read more - open to all

Vitax Limited has appointed a new director to its board as it merges the Organico 6X brand with the Vitax business. Read more - open to all

Tong Garden Centre, one of Yorkshire's biggest garden centres, has strengthened its team with appointments in Marketing, HR and Finance. Read more - open to all

Hayloft Plants is experiencing similar growth and has strengthened the board by appointing Lukasz Laszkiewicz as Operations Director with effect from 1^st August 2018. Read more - open to all

RSW International Limited; leading importers of Garden & Leisure products including; Christmas, Pet Care, Picnicware, Gift & Housewares are pleased to announce a new appointment to its growing business. Bobby Fisher recently joined the Garden & Leisure team as Business Development Manager for the UK mainland Read more - open to all

Wyevale Nurseries has announced today (Thursday, August 2, 2018) that Adam Dunnett has decided to move on from his post as Sales and Marketing Director and will be relocating and taking up a new challenge. Read more - open to all

Dobbies names Graeme Jenkins as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect replacing Nicholas Marshall, who has not been seen at the business for some months. Read more - members only

Roger Crookes is retiring as an inspector for the Garden Centre Association (GCA) this month after 11 years in the role (July 2018). Roger became a GCA inspector in 2007 after a career working in garden centres around the UK since 1977. Read more - open to all

Consumer and shopping behaviouralist, Ken Hughes, has been announced as our keynote speaker for Cultivating Retail, the new one-day event for retailers, suppliers and growers which takes place on Tuesday 13 November 2018 at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. Read more - open to all

Hannah Dye is running the 2019 London Marathon for Anthony Nolan because she lost her dad, Paul Dye, to blood cancer in January.  Support her and Anthony Nolan now. Read more - open to all